Show Notes
Today I begin a new Start-to-Finish series discussing the creation of an application from idea to the App Store.
My Essential Experience Target: An application focused on surfacing the data currently collected by the Apple Watch and iPhone and presenting it in a useful, actionable, and encouraging way.
Blizzard’s Games I discuss:
Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm
My previous Start-to-Finish series discussing the creation of Check the Weather:
#91: Thank you and the Road from Here.
#90: Check the Weather
#89: Counting Down.
#87: Basic App Marketing.
#86: App Pricing.
#85: Pragmatism.
#84: Shipped it.
#83: Performance and Letting Go.
#82: Localizing an App.
#80: Managing functionality.
#77: Prototyping a new project.
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